Support for electrical fixtures.



Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

SUPPORT FOR ELDGTRICAL FIXTURES.

APPLICATION TILED sEPT.5. I916.

25 appear.

To all whom it may concern "Be it known that I, J ULIAN. H. Ksxo o, acitiZ'en-"Ofthe United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinrentcd cera'in new and usefulImprovements in SHIP. orts for Electrical Fixtures, of which the "ibllowing is aspecification. X, i This invention relates to supports forelectric'al fixtures, particularly switch boxes -outlet'boxes and likefixtures; and has for its principal objects, the provision of a bracketor support that maybe used in old walls of houses to support fixturesthereon; the provision'of a bracket that may be easily applied in oldwalls ofthe lath and plaster construc- "tio n'orsimilar-constructions;the provision of a bracket that may be stampedcheaply from a single piece of sheetmetal and may be quickly applied tothe wall w thout the use of nails or screws; the provision of a bracketwherein the fixture maybe secured thereto without the use of nails orscrews,

and such other objects as may hereinafter One embodiment of theinvention is shown in the accompanying drawing,

'wherein- Figure 1 is .a front view of the bracket;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof and Fig.

80 3 is an end elevation of the bracket shown up lied to a wall.

eferring to the drawing, the bracket consists of a pair of channelshaped support- "ing bars 1 and 2, connected at their ends by 85 meansof the side frames 3 and 4. The side frames are provided with laterallyextend- :in flanges 5 and 6 respectively, which are 'dipted to engagethe front face 7 of the wins, Fig. 3, "when the bracket is inserted inthe hole out in the wall to receive the bracket and the fixture.

The side frames are provided with clamping'lugs 9 which are normallybent at right angles to the side frames as indicated in 46 Figs. 1 and3.. *Each lug is provided with apair of rearwardly extending pointedwebs IOadapted to engage and penetrate the rear face 11 (if the wall 8when the lugs are bent back, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig.

5.0 When the lugs 9 aresbent back into engageinentwith the rear face ofthe wall the bracket is securelyclamped therein ready to receive afixture 12, indicated in dotted'lines,

Fi 3. a 5p fn'the case illustrated, the fixture consists Specificationof Letters Patent.

thus insuring a secure fastening of position shown in {for this reasonthe spaced to the rear of the front face of the:

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SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICAL FIXTURES.

use of screws or nails.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the wall consists of lath 15 and plaster 16.The lugs 9 are'so.

located that at least two pointed webs will engage two lath on each sideof the bracket he A face plate 17 of the bracket is applied. to

bracket to the wall. larger size than the front of the wall and entirelycovers the Y bracket. j

Herctofore, where a switch box was applied to an old wall, a hole wascut to allow the switch box to project into the ,wall, and the box earswere screwed to the lath. The lath would not always be in theproperposition to receive the cars so that screws could be properlyinserted. The result was the improper and' insecure mounting of thefixture.

Fhe operation of the device herein described is as follows. First a holejust of sufficient size to permit the bracket to be inserted therein, iscut in the wall, and the bracket inserted until the flanges 5' and 6engage the -front face' thereo A screw driver or other tool is insertedin the perforations 18, provided for thepurpose, and the lugs 9 pressedback until they are in the dotted lines, Fig. 3. This action securelyclamps the bracket to the wall. The fixture is next inserted whichengages the lugs 9 and holds them in place.

The ears 14 are en. bent over uponthe box ears 13, which tion securelyclamps the fixture to the b T t x tandard switch boxes are spaced tothggfear of the front face of the box, which sh o'uld come flush withthfront face of the wall when" roperly'applied, and

c annels 1 and 2 are wall.

consists of a single piece of sheet metal" and that no screws or nailsare requlredin ap- Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

Application filed September 5, 1916. Serial No. 118.565.

It will be noted that the entire'bracket plying the bracket to the wall'1' the fixture to the bracket,- and that the bracket can be, made toreceive an number of fixtures by either making it longer or shorter.

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the details of theconstruction with- -out departing from the spirit of the invention, andthe invention, is, therefore, not limited to the s ecific constructionherein illustrated.

What I claim is:

1. A bracket for supporting fixtures upon a wall, comprising a frameprovided with laterally extended flanges adapted to engage the frontface of the wall, means for securing a fixture to the frame, and meansintegral with the frame adapted to be bent into engagement with the rearface of the wall for securing the frame to the wall.

2. A bracket for supporting fixtures upon a wall, comprising a frameadapted to extend into a hole in the wall and provided with laterallyextending flanges adapted to engage the front face of the wall. meansfor securing a fixture to the frame and means carrierl bv the frame.adapted to be moved into engagement with the wall behind the front facethereof whereby the frame is secured to the wall.

3. A bracket for supporting fixtures upon a wall, comprising a frameadapted to extend into a hole in the wall and provided with laterallyextending flanges adapted to engage the front face of the wall, meansfor securinga fixture to the frame and means integral with the frameadapted to be bent into engagement with the wall behind the front facethereof whereby the frame is secured to the wall.

4. A bracket for and orting fixtures upon a wall, comprising a rameadapted to extend into a hole in the wall and provided with laterallyextending flanges adapted to engage the front face of the wall, meansfor securing a fixture to the frame and means carried by the frameadapted to be moved into engagement with the wall and retained inengaged position by the fixture whereby the frame is secured to thewall.

5. A bracket for sup orting fixtures upon a wall, comprising a rameadapted to extend into a hole in the wall and provided with laterallyextending flanges adapted to engage the front face of the wall means forsecuring a fixture to the frame and means carried by the frame adaptedto be moved into engagement with the wall, the said means being providedwith a socket adapted to receive a tool for moving it into engagementwith the wall.

(3. A bracket for supporting fixtures within a hole in a wall,comprising a pair of side melilbers extending into the hole in the wallprovided with lateral flanges adapted to engage the front face of thewall, sup porting bars joining the side members to the rear of the frontface of the wall, means on the supporting members for securing a fixturethereon, and means on the side members engaging the. wall behind thefront face thereof for securing the bracket to the wall.

JULIAN H. KENDIG.

